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The Fitness Ultimatum

Lesson Review Note

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Chat Expressions

gift certificateμƒν’ˆκΆŒ
someone I knowλ‚΄κ°€ μ•„λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒ
acquaintance지인
track suitνŠΈλ ˆμ΄λ‹λ³΅
trainersμš΄λ™ν™”
probioticsμœ μ‚°κ· 
something you would never buy for yourselfλ‚΄ 돈 μ£Όκ³ λŠ” μ ˆλŒ€ μ•ˆ μ‚΄ 것 같은 물건
transfer the moneyλˆμ„ μ†‘κΈˆν•˜λ‹€
cologneμ½”λ‘± (ν–₯수)
patheticν•œμ‹¬ν•œ, λΆˆμŒν•œ

Something you would never buy for yourself

μƒν•„ν’ˆμ΄ μ•„λ‹ˆκΈ°μ— λ‚΄ 돈으둜 사기엔 μ•„κΉμ§€λ§Œ, μ„ λ¬Όλ‘œ λ°›μœΌλ©΄ κΈ°λΆ„ 쒋은 'μ‚¬μΉ˜μŠ€λŸ¬μš΄' 물건을 μ˜λ―Έν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Transfer the money

λ‹¨μˆœνžˆ κ³„μ’Œμ΄μ²΄λ₯Ό ν•œλ‹€λŠ” λœ»μ΄μ§€λ§Œ, μ„ λ¬Ό κ²°μ • κ³Όμ •μ—μ„œλŠ” "μ •μ„± 없이 돈으둜 λ•Œμš°λ‹€"λΌλŠ” 뢀정적인 λ‰˜μ•™μŠ€λ‘œ 쓰이기도 ν•©λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Acquaintance

친ꡬ라고 ν•˜κΈ°μ—” 가깝지 μ•Šκ³  μ–Όκ΅΄λ§Œ μ•„λŠ” 정도인 '지인'을 λœ»ν•˜λ©°, 'Someone I know'보닀 격식 μžˆλŠ” ν‘œν˜„μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Three sistersβ€”Sarah, Jessica, and Miaβ€”met in a quiet cafe with one goal: to defeat the "birthday curse." Their mother was a woman who hated receiving cash, yet her pickiness made every physical gift a disaster. Two years ago, they bought her a designer handbag; she said it was "too heavy for a woman of her age." Last year, they tried a silk scarf; she claimed the pattern made her look "tired."

"We need a new strategy," Sarah began. "Mom is starting to look a bit pathetic sitting at home all day. She needs to get out."

"I’m open to suggestions," Mia replied, "but keep in mind she’s only an acquaintance of the local park. She hasn't walked there in months."

"I’m leaning towards a health-focused gift," Jessica suggested. "I say we go with a high-end track suit and matching trainers. If she has the gear, she might find the motivation."

Sarah shook her head. "I have to push back on that. She’s someone I know who views athletic wear as 'undignified.' How does something like premium probiotics sound?"

"Probiotics? That’s not a gift, that’s a prescription," Mia argued. "A real gift should be something you would never buy for yourself. I say we go with an expensive cologne. It’s luxurious and doesn't require her to break a sweat."

"I’m not so sure about cologne," Jessica countered. "She’s so sensitive to scents. What if we give her a luxury department store gift certificate? That way she has the final say."

"No," Sarah insisted. "Giving a voucher is like offering to transfer the money directly to her. She wants to see effort. Let’s go with the trainers, but let's find a pair that looks like high-fashion walking shoes rather than gym gear. What do you say?"

"I’m sold," Mia agreed. "It’s a good middle ground. Let's settle on this."

"Alright," Jessica said. "Let’s lock it in." On her birthday, their mother opened the box. She ran her hand over the sleek, designer trainers. To their surprise, she didn't frown. "Well," she said, "at least they aren't those neon ones the teenagers wear. These are... acceptable."


μ™„μ „ν•œ μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ μƒν™©μ—μ„œ, 사라, μ œμ‹œμΉ΄, λ―Έμ•„ μ„Έ μžλ§€λŠ” "μƒμΌμ˜ μ €μ£Ό"λ₯Ό κΉ¨κΈ° μœ„ν•΄ μ‘°μš©ν•œ μΉ΄νŽ˜μ— λͺ¨μ˜€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ“€μ˜ μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹ˆλŠ” ν˜„κΈˆ λ°›λŠ” 것을 μ‹«μ–΄ν•˜λ©΄μ„œλ„, μ›Œλ‚™ κΉŒλ‹€λ‘œμš΄ 성격 탓에 μ–΄λ–€ μ‹€λ¬Ό 선물도 항상 μž¬μ•™μœΌλ‘œ λλ‚¬μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. 2λ…„ μ „μ—λŠ” λͺ…ν’ˆ 가방을 μ‚¬λ“œλ ΈμœΌλ‚˜ "λ‚΄ λ‚˜μ΄μ—” λ„ˆλ¬΄ 무겁닀"κ³  ν•˜μ…¨κ³ , μž‘λ…„μ—λŠ” 싀크 μŠ€μΉ΄ν”„λ₯Ό λ“œλ Έλ”λ‹ˆ 무늬 λ•Œλ¬Έμ— "μ•ˆμƒ‰μ΄ μ•ˆ μ’‹μ•„ 보인닀"κ³  ν•˜μ…¨μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€.

"μƒˆλ‘œμš΄ μ „λž΅μ΄ ν•„μš”ν•΄." 사라가 μ‹œμž‘ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "μ—„λ§ˆκ°€ ν•˜λ£¨ 쒅일 μ§‘μ—λ§Œ μžˆλŠ” 게 μ’€ ν•œμ‹¬ν•΄ 보여. λ°–μœΌλ‘œ λ‚˜κ°€μ…”μ•Ό ν•΄."

"λ‹€λ₯Έ μ œμ•ˆ 있으면 말해봐." λ―Έμ•„κ°€ λŒ€λ‹΅ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "ν•˜μ§€λ§Œ μ—„λ§ˆλŠ” 동넀 κ³΅μ›κ³ΌλŠ” κ·Έλƒ₯ 지인 μ •λ„μ˜ 사이일 λΏμ΄λΌλŠ” κ±Έ κΈ°μ–΅ν•΄. κ±°κΈ° μ•ˆ κ°€μ‹  μ§€ λͺ‡ 달은 됐닀고."

"건강 μ€‘μ‹¬μ˜ μ„ λ¬Όλ‘œ 마음이 기울고 μžˆμ–΄." μ œμ‹œμΉ΄κ°€ μ œμ•ˆν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "λ‚΄ 생각엔 μ΅œκ³ κΈ‰ νŠΈλ ˆμ΄λ‹λ³΅μ΄λž‘ 그에 μ–΄μšΈλ¦¬λŠ” μš΄λ™ν™”λ‘œ κ°€λŠ” 게 μ’‹κ² μ–΄. μž₯λΉ„κ°€ 있으면 동기뢀여가 λ˜μ‹€μ§€λ„ λͺ°λΌ."

μ‚¬λΌλŠ” 고개λ₯Ό μ €μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "그건 λ°˜λŒ€ν•΄μ•Ό ν•  것 κ°™μ•„. μ—„λ§ˆλŠ” λ‚΄κ°€ μ•„λŠ” μ‚¬λžŒ 쀑에 μš΄λ™λ³΅μ„ 'μ²œλ°•ν•˜λ‹€'κ³  μƒκ°ν•˜λŠ” λŒ€ν‘œμ μΈ λΆ„μ΄μž–μ•„. 프리미엄 μœ μ‚°κ·  같은 건 μ–΄λ•Œ?"

"μœ μ‚°κ· ? 그건 선물이 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ μ²˜λ°©μ „μ΄μ§€." λ―Έλ‚˜κ°€ λ°˜λ°•ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "μ§„μ§œ 선물은 λ‚΄ 돈 μ£Όκ³ λŠ” μ ˆλŒ€ μ•ˆ μ‚΄ 것 같은 물건이어야 ν•΄. λΉ„μ‹Ό μ½”λ‘±μœΌλ‘œ κ°€λŠ” 게 μ’‹κ² μ–΄. κ³ κΈ‰μŠ€λŸ½κΈ°λ„ ν•˜κ³  μ—„λ§ˆλ₯Ό λ•€ 흘리게 ν•˜μ§€λ„ μ•Šμž–μ•„."

"코둱은 μ’€ μ•„λ‹Œ 것 같은데." μ œμ‹œμΉ΄κ°€ λ§žλ°›μ•„μ³€μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "μ—„λ§ˆλŠ” ν–₯에 정말 μ˜ˆλ―Όν•˜μ‹œμž–μ•„. μ΅œκ³ κΈ‰ 백화점 μƒν’ˆκΆŒμ„ λ“œλ¦¬λŠ” 건 μ–΄λ•Œ? 직접 κ²°μ •ν•˜μ‹€ 수 있게 말이야."

"μ•ˆ 돼." 사라가 κ³ μ§‘ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "λ°”μš°μ²˜λ₯Ό λ“œλ¦¬λŠ” 건 μ—„λ§ˆμ—κ²Œ 직접 λˆμ„ μ†‘κΈˆν•΄ λ“œλ¦¬λŠ” κ±°λ‚˜ λ§ˆμ°¬κ°€μ§€μ•Ό. μ—„λ§ˆλŠ” 정성을 보고 μ‹Άμ–΄ ν•˜μ…”. μš΄λ™ν™”λ‘œ ν•˜λ˜, μš΄λ™λ³΅λ³΄λ‹€λŠ” ν•˜μ΄νŒ¨μ…˜ μ›Œν‚Ήν™” 같은 λ””μžμΈμœΌλ‘œ κ³ λ₯΄μž. μ–΄λ•Œ?"

"섀득됐어." λ―Έλ‚˜κ°€ λ™μ˜ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "μ μ ˆν•œ 쀑간 지점이넀. 이걸둜 μ •ν•˜μž."

"μ’‹μ•„." μ œμ‹œμΉ΄κ°€ λ§ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "이걸둜 ν™•μ • μ§“μž." 생신날, μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹ˆλŠ” μƒμžλ₯Ό μ—΄μ—ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹ˆλŠ” λ§€λˆν•œ λ””μžμΈμ˜ μš΄λ™ν™”λ₯Ό λ§Œμ Έλ³΄μ…¨μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. λ†€λžκ²Œλ„ 인상을 μ°Œν‘Έλ¦¬μ§€ μ•ŠμœΌμ…¨μ£ . "음," μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹ˆκ°€ λ§μ”€ν•˜μ…¨μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. "적어도 μš”μ¦˜ 애듀이 μ‹ λŠ” ν˜•κ΄‘μƒ‰μ€ μ•„λ‹ˆκ΅¬λ‚˜. 이건... 합격이닀."